Scottish ministers will try to control the internet by attempting to prevent
Scots from buying discount alcohol online.

The audacious move to restrict internet sales is the latest salvo in the SNP
government’s fight against problem drinking north of the Border.

The Scottish government has already passed legislation to outlaw promotions in
supermarkets and off-licences and its minimum pricing law is on the statute
book — albeit still stuck in a European wrangle.

However, the move to restrict sales online would be the most difficult to
enforce. In a consultation document, published yesterday, ministers said
that they wanted to “address internet